The Nutcracker

"Well, we do listen to music. Music is a huge part of Elvish daily life. We listen while we work – and at this time of year it is one piece in particular: The Nutcracker by Tchaichovsky . It is one of the great anthems of Elvish culture. We play it as loud as we can while we wrap the presents on these longest and darkest of nights. “Logistically it’s an immense operation. Papercuts are rife. Think about that when you open your presents on Christmas morning: blood, sweat and pointy-ears” This illustrated version of the tale by Maurice Sendak was inspired by the set and costumes Sendak designed for the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Christmas production. No Elves in the story per se but plenty of magic, fairies, mice and toys that come to life. It’s glorious."